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Mine is the School of Life

      My school has no walls
         or ‘administrators’
      No hall passes or bells

      Mine is the school of life
      ‘On-the-job training’
      without a life coach

        Every day
          a new challenge
          a rare opportunity
          a singular test or two

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Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/20/2025 4:57:00 AM

And mine had no particular mentor. Thankfully had person or two jolt me with their words that electrified my brain to gain perspective, enlightenment. Of course, I have God and He is my light!

David Crandall

Date: 6/19/2025 6:44:00 PM

so true! and sometimes, if you fail or succeed, you get instead feedback, and sometimes it is delayed!

Sara Etgen-Baker

Date: 6/19/2025 2:38:00 PM

on-the-job training creates depth and wisdom. Sometimes the only coach any of us have is God himself, right? He's certainly given me an adequate share of challenges :-)